An Environment Waikato hearing committee has granted an application by Thames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) to continue sourcing Matarangi’s domestic supply from the Opitonui River, subject to a range of conditions.

Test results show faecal contamination levels were 100 times the normal range at least eight hours after untreated effluent flowed from a Te Kuiti meat works into the Mangaokewa Stream, the source of the town’s water supply.

People working to repair and protect our region’s land, streams, rivers, lakes and harbours are invited to attend a networking field day at Lake Kaituna on the outskirts of Hamilton on Tuesday March 13.